e-Flora of Thailand
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Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.wfo-0000421660
Phil. Bot. 1: 96. 1789.
Accepted Name : Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm.
J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 279. 1809.
Synonyms & Citations :
Saponaria segetalis Neck., Delic. Gall.-Belg. 1: 194. 1768, nom. illeg.
Saponaria vaccaria L., Sp. Pl.: 409. 1753; Edgew. & Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 217. 1874.
Vaccaria segetalis Garcke in Fl. Prov. Brand. 1: 95. 1864.
Vaccaria parviflora Moench, Meth. 63. 1794.
Description : Slender, erect herb with bluish-green, glabrous stem. Leaves sessile, narrowly triangular 2–4(–7) by 0.5–2 cm. Inflorescences terminal, lax. Calyx 6–10(–15) mm long with 5 wings. Petals 12–30 mm long, pink (-white); blade broadly ovate with irregularly toothed margin. Seeds reniform.
Thailand : NORTHERN: Mae Hong Son.
Distribution : Cosmopolitan (type without locality).
Ecology : Weedy, introduced.
Vernacular : Ya phra kho (หญ้าพะโค)(Central).
CommonName : Cow Herb.